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Marines at Kiel Week - a photo gallery

Marines at Kiel Week - a photo gallery

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

Michael Nitz - an internationally recognised and renowned German marine photographer - accompanied the national units and foreign guest ships during Kiel Week. From a selection of thousands of photos, he has kindly provided marineforum with an extremely interesting and high-quality photo series. Michael Nitz is the owner of Naval Press Service based in northern Germany and can be contacted at naval-press-service.com. Kieler Woche: A 52 - Fleet service boat "Oker" of the Oste class. Photo: Michael NitzKieler Woche: A 52 - fleet service boat "Oste" of the Oste class. Photo: Michael Nitz deu-elbe-erfurt-kw23-(nitz23)Kieler Woche: Corvette "Erfurt" passes the tender "Elbe". Photo: Michael Nitz Kieler Woche: Corvette "Erfurt"...

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An app in 24 hours

An app in 24 hours

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

Protecting critical infrastructure at sea The north.io hackathon team creates an app in 24 hours and wins the 5th DataRun of the Federal Ministry for Digitalisation and Transport (BMDV). The team won in the "Most unusual approach" category with an application for greater security of critical infrastructure (KRITIS) at sea: against the backdrop of the River Elbe, the five-person team at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) was the only team to develop a functional app within 24 hours that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and remote sensing data from satellites to identify moving objects and suspicious ships in the vicinity of KRITIS at sea in a first step.

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Bye bye until next year!

Bye bye until next year!

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

Sail Out at the naval base - an event with tradition ... The idea of gathering on the Oskar Kusch pier to watch the hundreds of sailors and participants leave Kiel harbour is only a few years old. And because it was continued the first three times despite the pandemic break, it can be called a tradition. The event is organised and hosted by the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Rackwitz. Co-organisers are the Reservists' Association, the German Armed Forces Association, the German Maritime Institute and the Naval Officers' Association. However, the guests from the associations, the German Navy, politics and the public were not there to see each other again, as these...

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Father Rhine - the water levels are dropping again!

Father Rhine - the water levels are dropping again!

Gepostet von | 22 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

The Rhine, a lifeline for Germany and large parts of Europe, already has such a low water level at the beginning of this summer that inland waterway traffic is being restricted. The water level at the narrows in Kaub/Rhineland-Palatinate at Rhine kilometre 546 was 1.43 metres last week and is expected to drop by a further 16 centimetres this week, according to ELWIS, the electronic waterway information service of the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). Shallow water This is well below the seasonal norm, although a far cry from the low point in August last year, when the water level fell to 30 centimetres and shipping was largely suspended. Lifeline Rhine All tankers...

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